An alleged Janjaweed militia leader has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court dealing with Sudan’s Darfur conflict of nearly two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, is accused of overseeing thousands of pro-government Janjaweed fighters responsible for […]
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Nairobi — A court in Kisumu has reinstated Homa Bay Speaker Elizabeth Ayoo, who was ousted on March 30 after all the 49 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) who were present during the debate voted to impeach her. She was impeached over gross violation of the Constitution, alleged incompetence and gross misconduct and mismanagement […]
The federal government has directed all the telecommunications operators in the country to bar outgoing calls on all unlinked mobile lines with effect from Monday, April 4, 2022. A joint statement by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Monday, however, said subscribers of such lines are hereby advised […]
Daughter of the President, Hajiya Fatima Buhari, has expressed satisfaction over the performance of IFAD value chain development programme (VCDP) in Taraba State. Fatima Buhari who is the marketing enterprise development adviser to the International Funds for Agricultural Development (IFAD) stated this while interacting with rice and cassava farmers being supported by the IFAD’s VCDP […]
Nairobi — There is a looming transport crisis as Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators countrywide start grounding their fleet due to the persisting fuel crisis in the country. Matatu Owners Association (MOA) chairman Simon Kimutai on Tuesday said that at least 50 percent of their vehicles have been grounded due to a shortage of the […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s private sector endured high inflationary pressures in March as prices of goods increased as a result of the war in Ukraine leading to a dip in business confidence, a new survey shows. The Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dropped from 52.9 in February to 50.5 in March, signalling a […]
A massive fire in the Somaliland’s central market in Hargeisa has plunged the country into mourning. The flare-up began on Friday, 1 April and continued into Saturday. International solidarity followed the tragedy, including from Somalia which the region broke away from thirty years ago. The destruction of the central market is significant because it is economic […]
Emirates Airlines, one of the biggest Middle East carriers, has offered to help Nigeria set up its national carrier, Nigeria Air. The Federal Ministry of Aviation recently advertised for expression of interest for private sector bidders on the national carrier. It is not immediately clear if Emirates Airlines bided for the job as bidders haven’t […]
Nairobi — The fourth leg of the Savannah Golf Tour has received a major boost following a Ksh400,000 personal sponsorship from Mombasa County Governor Hassan Joho. The sponsorship raises the prize money for the tournament that is set to be held Tuesday, at Karen Country Club to KSH800,000 following the contribution of KSH400,000 from the […]
This Is Africa announces 2022 as the year of “Return to Marechera.” The great Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), would have turned 70 this year. This Is Africa announces 2022 as the year of “Return to Marechera.” The great Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), would have turned 70 this year. His internationalist investment in literature, […]
The leading Tunisian bank BIAT has successfully partnered with Backbase, the Engagement Banking category leader, to launch a new and innovative digital mobile and web offer for retail customers that will significantly improve customer engagement, contributing to a greater share of the digital banking market As part of its mission to be pioneers in banking […]
For the minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, these are indeed trying times in the political career of the Kwara State politician. After leading the process that saw APC at the helm of affairs in the state, the minster has found himself at a crossroads as majority of his loyalists who fought the […]
Nigeria lost over 9,000 medical doctors to the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America between 2016 and 2018, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said. The President of the association, Professor Innocent Ujah, stated this yesterday during the Maiden NMA Annual Lecture Series in Abuja. The theme of this year’s lecture is […]
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that Nigerians spend $1billion annually on medical tourism, adding that 9,000 doctors left the country for the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years (2016-2018), leaving the country with just 4.7 per cent specialists. This, the NMA said, has negatively impacted the country’s health care […]
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe, (POTRAZ), on Monday told the Parliamentary Committee on Information, Communication Technology (ICT), that the state mobile network operator, NetOne’s tariff increment of 572% last month was within its regulation limits. POTRAZ director-general, Gift Calisto Machengete, told the ICT committee that data tariffs were charged in a threshold, […]
About 1.2 million people are at risk of explosive mines action in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The declaration was made on Monday in Abuja by the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Matthias Schmale. Speaking at the 2022 International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, Schmale of the United […]
A former Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has called for more research and awareness towards ensuring effective prevention, early diagnosis and management of endometriosis among Nigerian women and girls. Adewole, an Endo Champion of the Endometriosis Support Group, Nigeria, ESGN, who presented the keynote address during a webinar organised to mark the 2022 edition […]
The federal government has responded to the comments by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that President Muhammdu Buhari is overwhelmed by the gale of insecurity across the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this yesterday on the TVC breakfast programme, This Morning. He said that the string of successes of the […]